Cookham

Cookham is a historic village and parish on the River Thames in Berkshire, England. It was founded by the Anglo-Saxons as Coccham, "village of the cooks", and it was ruled by the West Saxon ealdorman Uhtred of Bebbanburg during the late 9th century; he built a Great Hall and a church and allowed for the nun Hild to establish a nunnery. In 2011, Cookham had a population of 5,779 people, and it was the second richest village in the United Kingdom.